Negotiating the term provisions for a wind lease is one of the most important functions counsel can accomplish. Too short of a term, and the wind lease development may not be financially viable. Too long of a term, and the landowner’s heirs and assigns will...
Since the early days of the Obama Administration, there has been a dramatic back-and-forth shift in environmental regulation as it affects energy companies. The Obama Administration instituted new and stricter environmental regulations, many of which the Trump...
It may be the dog days of summer, but the truth is that the sun isn’t always shining. Help your clients enhance their new solar energy projects by understanding the complexities and local laws related to the addition of battery storage. By helping your clients...
The oilfield is one of the most dangerous workplaces on earth. Heavy equipment, loud noises, and the inherently dangerous process of drilling into a highly pressurized rock strata often combine to cause injuries and even death. Help your clients understand how...
Does your client’s oil and gas exploration and production operation have you drowning in paperwork? Do they have filing obligations in states you are unfamiliar with? If so, check out our newest Practical Guidance chart, Upstream Oil and Gas Official Forms...
The oil and gas production, transmission, and processing landscape has become more competitive. Fields in Pennsylvania, the Dakotas, Ohio, and even New York require new and innovative ways to transport natural gas from well to processing facility. Any new transportation...
There is a strong push for America to develop new liquified natural gas (LNG) export capacity to fill the void left after Russia cut off natural gas exports to Europe. Help your clients understand how they can expand these terminals with new LNG trains to take...
Over the past two years there has been an increasing push toward renewable energy. Most think of renewables in terms of wind and solar power, with or without battery backup. But there’s a newer type of renewable energy that has come to the fore: renewable...
Solar power development is the hottest renewable resource and technology right now. Solar lessees often must interact with mineral owners or lessees in an effort to accommodate the dominant mineral interests which may exist on leased property. Learn how to help...
With a worldwide rush to explore for and produce as much oil and natural gas as possible, many former rivals are joining together to explore energy-producing regions together. Using a joint operating agreement to govern individual rights and responsibilities, multiple...
Wind leases generally contain an option or development phase, where a wind developer runs tests and then maintains the ability to decide whether to proceed with the wind development. This period of years is all-important, as a nine or ten figure investment is predicated...
Over the past two years there has been an increasing push toward renewable energy. With the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, solar energy received an enormous boost—for the first time, solar developers began receiving the kind of tax incentives that had long...
With the SEC recently releasing its new climate change disclosure rule, it is clear that energy companies of all types have to do more to meet legal requirements for environmental and climate disclosures. Review our environmental protection resource kit to get...
With the Clean Air Act in the news recently, help your clients understand their obligations with regard to existing and expected regulations by reviewing our practice note, Air Compliance and Enforcement Trends Affecting the Energy Sector. Read now » ...
Litigation involving prospective solar farm developments isn’t new—especially as solar projects get smaller and move to the community and local level. But litigation claims and tactics in those matters are constantly shifting, and are often based on...